AS the Hoops edge towards towards their third championship on the spin the midfield star is already planning further domestic dominance.

SCOTT Brown can still feel the pain of missing out on Four-in-a-Row with Celtic back in 2009.

Gordon Strachan’ side had a chance of holding on to their crown heading into the final day but Rangers pipped them to the title with a victory at Tannadice.

Now the Parkhead skipper has his sights set on wrapping up a third successive title under Neil Lennon and claiming many more.

Billy McNeill was the last Hoops captain to win more than four championships on the spin in the 1960s and 70s.

So Brown has a chance to make some history if Celtic continue to dominate in the SPFL.

After Friday’s 3-0 victory at Kilmarnock, the champions need just seven more points to guarantee another title party.

And Brown said: “We can see the finishing line. Three-in-a-Row has a nice ring to it. Now we will look to kick on. I don’t see why not.

“The lads we have in that dressing room are outstanding and if we can try to keep the squad together as long as possible we will see where we can go.

“We’ve won three before but we just didn’t quite get to four. It was hard, losing to our biggest rivals.

“It was a killer when Rangers managed to get over the line.

“But
with the way it is looking now we need to get over the line with the third one then try to build to four and five. We won’t try to look too far ahead though.”

Kris Commons was Friday’s match-winner with a hat-trick but Brown took control of the second half and dictated the tempo.

He played alongside impressive youngster Liam Henderson in the engine room and Brown has no doubt the 17-year-old has the potential to become a regular.

He said: “We know what Liam can do. He does it day in, day out in training and his work rate is excellent as well.

“That
is what helps him, especially trying to play centre midfield in this team. He tries to go forward, gets on the ball and tracks back well.

“Liam always wants to bomb on. He can play off the strikers, on the right or in central midfield.

“I first noticed him at the start of the season – when he was giving us a lift through to training!

“No, I was picking him up before he could drive. He was very quiet during the car journeys.

“But no one quite knows how to take me the first few times!

“Liam is a really nice lad. No one in that dressing room has anything bad to say about him.

“He just wants to play football and being at a club like Celtic is a great opportunity for him.

“When I first saw him I thought, ‘This lad has a great chance’. He shows it in training and I think the gaffer loves him.

“It’s nice to see the next generation coming through and all the senior players try to help develop them –especially when Liam is coming for my position!

“Seriously,
he is just a joy to play with. He will play off you, go on a wee mazy run and score goals in training. It is great. We have other good youngsters, such as Darnell Fisher and a couple of centre halves. So the
future is looking good.”

Brown will soon switch his attention to the Champions League qualifiers and the dreaded early return to pre-season.

But
he’s excited at the prospect of playing a tie at Murrayfield while Celtic Park is out of commission due to the Commonwealth Games.

He said: “With an eye to next season you need to try to keep everyone fit as long as possible.

“But it was unbearable last summer. It is not great when you are coming back on June 24 but that is
part and parcel of being at a big club like Celtic. If you want to be in the Champions League you need to be in the qualifiers now.

“We’ll be playing at Murrayfield. I love that stadium. I have been to a rugby game there before and there is a great atmosphere.

“With it being such a big stadium, fans come out in their thousands.

“Celtic supporters will travel through. We went to Ireland and filled the Aviva Stadium for a friendly with Liverpool.